CTN 2, 268 (P224643)

Literary tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM lidars

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Marduk Ordeal)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Marduk Ordeal)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P224643
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P224643

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	78.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	ND 00812a
Findspot	North-west Palace, Room FF
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM lidars
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (ATAE, Kalhu)	P224643

References

primary: CTN 2, 268

[Postgate1973CTN2] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1973. The Governor’s Palace Archive. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 2. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: MMEW, p. 262

[Livingstone1986MMEW] Livingstone, Alasdair. 1986. Mystical and Mythological Explanatory Works of Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Oxford : Clarendon.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-06 at 18:25:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 2, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P224643.

CTN 2, 268 artifact entry (No. P224643). (2025, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224643 (Original work published 2003)

CTN 2, 268 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224643 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 2, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P224643.

CTN 2, 268 artifact entry (No. P224643). (2025, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224643 (Original work published 2003)

CTN 2, 268 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224643 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224643},
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